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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<div><ul><li>BSET reported 4QFY25 GAAP EPS of $0.18, below our $0.29 estimate, due primarily to higher marketing spending than we anticipated, which helped drive top-line upside in the quarter despite a continued challenging macro environment. </li><li>Excluding a one-time tax benefit, the year-ago quarter EPS was $0.08.</li><li>The company is benefiting from the operating leverage created by its recent cost savings initiatives by reinvesting in growth initiatives while simultaneously expanding margins.</li></ul></div>

BSET reported 4QFY25 GAAP EPS of $0.18, below our $0.29 estimate, due primarily to higher marketing spending than we anticipated, which helped drive top-line upside in the quarter despite a continued challenging macro environment. Excluding a one-time tax benefit, the year-ago quarter EPS was $0.08.The company is benefiting from the operating leverage created by its recent cost savings initiatives by reinvesting in growth initiatives while simultaneously expanding margins.

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